WCA #120 with Will Russell
Working Class Audio Session #120 with Will Russell!!!\n Will Russell is the owner and chief engineer at Electric Wilburland Studio, which is\xa0located in an old Baptist church in Newfield, NY. He has been working in audio\xa0since the age of 17, when he first started doing live sound. Will continues to mix live\xa0at regional music festivals for bands like The Horse Flies and Sim Redmond Band.\xa0His most notable tour was mixing for Rusted Root from 1994-95.\xa0 After being on the road, Will switched his focus to running Electric Wilburland full\xa0time, where he records and produces mostly local and regional artists-- and has\xa0been for 30 years. Past clients include The Samples, Madder Rose, Martin\xa0Simpson, The Horse Flies, Joe Crookston and Donna The Buffalo. He won a\xa0Grammy in 2009 for recording the album \u201cDouga Mansa" with kora player\xa0Mamadou Diabate.\xa0 Three years ago, Will joined the staff at The Park School of Communications at\xa0Ithaca College, where he teaches audio production part time. He also teaches a\xa0handful of young engineers and interns at Electric Wilburland year-round.\xa0\n Show notes Ben Bernstein Episode http://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-055-with-ben-bernstein/\n Will's Studio http://www.wilburland.com/\n Kurt Cochran Go Fund Me\xa0 https://www.gofundme.com/melissaandkurt